Christ the Redeemer

Summary

Christ the Redeemer is a colossal statue of Jesus^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of colossal_statue_of_jesus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,262 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Christ the Redeemer is the creator of Paul Landowski^[3].
• Christ the Redeemer is the creator of Carlos Oswald^[4].
• Christ the Redeemer is located in Alto da Boa Vista^[5].
• Christ the Redeemer is in the country of Brazil^[6].
• Christ the Redeemer's instance of is recorded as colossal statue of Jesus^[7].
• Christ the Redeemer's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• Christ the Redeemer's instance of is recorded as pilgrimage site^[9].
• Christ the Redeemer's instance of is recorded as colossal statue^[10].
• Christ the Redeemer's instance of is recorded as statue^[11].
• Christ the Redeemer's instance of is recorded as monument^[12].
• Christ the Redeemer's architect is recorded as Albert Caquot^[13].
• Christ the Redeemer's architect is recorded as Paul Landowski^[14].
• Christ the Redeemer's architect is recorded as Gheorghe Leonida^[15].
• Christ the Redeemer is associated with the Art Deco movement^[16].
• Christ the Redeemer's genre is public art^[17].
• Christ the Redeemer is made of reinforced concrete^[18].
• Christ the Redeemer is made of soapstone^[19].
• Christ the Redeemer took place at Corcovado^[20].
• Christ the Redeemer's Commons category is recorded as Cristo Redentor (Rio de Janeiro)^[21].
• 1920 marks the founding of Christ the Redeemer^[22].
• Christ the Redeemer's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -22.951915648887244, 'lon': -43.21046412278801}^[23].
• Christ the Redeemer's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Tijuca National Park^[24].
• Christ the Redeemer's significant event is recorded as start of construction^[25].
• Christ the Redeemer's significant event is recorded as lightning strike^[26].
• Christ the Redeemer's significant event is recorded as end of construction^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Created works include Paul Landowski^[3], a sculptor^[28], 1875–1961^[29], of France^[30], awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honour^[31] and Carlos Oswald^[4], an engraver^[32], 1882–1971^[33], of Brazil^[34].

Publication

Christ the Redeemer's genre is public art^[17].

Subject and Themes

Christ the Redeemer's main subject is Jesus Christ^[35]. It is associated with the Art Deco movement^[16].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include reinforced concrete^[18] and soapstone^[19]. Christ the Redeemer took place at Corcovado^[20].

Why It Matters

Christ the Redeemer ranks in the top 6% of colossal_statue_of_jesus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,262 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]